St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury: school finances
Healthy
Holds £83k in reserve, 5% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2025-26, as a council-run school (CFR return, April–March). Essex · Primary · Voluntary controlled school.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2025-26
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £1.1m | £1.1m | -£20k | £75k | 229 |
2019-20 | £1.1m | £1.0m | +£79k | £154k | 224 |
2020-21 | £1.0m | £1.1m | -£57k | £97k | 218 |
2021-22 | £1.2m | £1.2m | +£5k | £102k | 220 |
2022-23 | £1.2m | £1.3m | -£60k | £42k | 220 |
2023-24 | £1.4m | £1.4m | +£31k | £72k | 225 |
2024-25 | £1.5m | £1.5m | +£48k | £120k | 219 |
2025-26 | £1.5m | £1.5m | -£37k | £83k | 222 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 47% of them. It spends £6,978 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £6,684.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £3,169 | £3,012 | £2,772–£3,192 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £1,442 | £1,209 | £996–£1,461 |
Supply staff | £151 | £114 | £56–£325 |
Admin and clerical | £385 | £319 | £265–£365 |
Premises | £340 | £323 | £278–£401 |
Energy | £150 | £111 | £88–£146 |
Learning resources & ICT | £269 | £340 | £241–£399 |
Bought-in services | £314 | £205 | £142–£310 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Kingsteignton School Tight
- Copthorne CofE Junior School Large reserves
- Shelf Junior and Infant School Healthy
- Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School Large reserves
- Cloverlea Primary School In deficit
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- Ansdell Primary School Healthy
- Five Spires Academy Healthy
- St Lawrence CofE Primary School Tight
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School In deficit
- St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery In deficit
- Durrington Infant School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2025-26
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £1.4m | £6,152 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £62k | £280 |
Pupil premium (part of grants) | £69k | £312 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £146k | £659 |
Money raised by parents
THE FRIENDS OF DANBURY ST JOHNS SCHOOL (charity 1117530, Registered) raised £8k in its latest year.
| Year ending | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
2025-08 | £8k | £5k |
2024-08 | £11k | £5k |
2023-08 | £7k | £5k |
2022-08 | £11k | £8k |
2021-08 | £6k | £1k |
Matched to this school by name and postcode from the Charity Commission register. Parent associations' money isn't in the school's accounts above.
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- How does the school decide what the money the parents' association raises is spent on?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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